
Facebook’s ‘Off-Facebook Activity Tool’ disconnects user ad targeting data from p
Facebook is rolling out an Off-Facebook Activity tool that allows users to see a summary of the apps and websites that have shared their...

Will ‘Facebook’ branding on Instagram, WhatsApp help advertisers? Marketers have mixed
This is the latest installment of our series focused on the ways social platforms and ad strategies are evolving. Instagram advertisers...

Americans record lowest ‘satisfaction’ with Facebook since 2015, according to ASCI
A steady stream of surveys and anecdotal evidence indicates Americans are less trusting and engaged with Facebook since the Cambridge...

FTC settlement with Facebook imposes tough new privacy rules, including personal liability for CEO Z
Facebook critics were grousing that $5 billion was too little to pay for the company’s alleged repeated violations of user privacy, in...

FTC slaps Facebook with long-awaited $5 billion fine for privacy violations
Anticipated for months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted today to fine Facebook a record $5 billion for apparent violations of a...

Facebook shows users more details about data used to target ads
Facebook is introducing new details to its “Why I’m seeing this ad” feature for users. It now shows the interests and categories used to...

Most consumers believe online privacy is impossible, survey finds
Call it privacy fatalism, but people appear increasingly resigned to an internet in which privacy is “impossible.” As a consequence, they...

Facebook launches new market research app after pulling similar app in January
Facebook has rolled out a new Study from Facebook marketing research program that involves users downloading an app to collect data from...

Facebook warns advertisers ‘Clear History’ tool may impact ad targeting
Facebook released an announcement Tuesday letting advertisers know that its coming “Clear History” tool — a feature that will allow users...

A transparency tool for Facebook advertisers is what marketers want most
Facebook has spent well over a year addressing user safety and data security concerns. Since 2017 it has more than doubled its security...

First-party hygiene: Facebook shows users when a Custom Audience list was uploaded
Facebook added Custom Audience details to the “Why am I seeing this ad?” notification in News Feed ads in February. Users can see if...

Facebook will show users the agencies, partners involved in Custom Audience targeting
Later this month, Facebook will begin showing users who are targeted with ads via Custom Audiences which companies had a hand in their...

Facebook pulls Research app after backlash over use of teen data
Facebook has removed a controversial app, dubbed Facebook Research, from the iOS app store after coming under fire for essentially paying...

Facebook on NYT data sharing report: We did nothing wrong
After today’s publication of an article in the New York Times detailing an investigation that uncovered more than 270 pages of Facebook’s...

Facebook’s ‘Clear History’ feature delayed until spring 2019
During Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference in May, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was working on a Clear History feature that...

Facebook confirms searches performed off the platform do not influence Facebook search results
Facebook confirmed this week that searches off of the platform do not influence Facebook search results. Aiming to be more transparent...

Data privacy: Will the industry emerge stronger following the Facebook fallout?
Facebook has undergone a tumultuous period of self-examination in 2018 with the departure of the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram just...

Here’s what Facebook says about ads and targeting on Portal
As Facebook’s new video-calling devices — Portal and Portal+ — begin shipping Thursday, the company has issued an update for consumers...

50 million Facebook user accounts hacked
Facebook announced on Friday it had discovered a security breach affecting almost 50 million user accounts. The company says attackers...
























